The Real Housewives empire may once have been Bravo’s crown jewel – and RadarOnline.com can reveal the network has given up on ever signing true A-listers.
Martha Stewart and Gayle King were named as celebrities who refused to join ‘The Real Housewives.’
“Even when the show was at its hottest, no real celebrity was touching it,” said one industry insider. “Martha Stewart? Forget it. Gayle King? Never. The closest they got was C-list socialites and the occasional washed-up actress.”
Now, with ratings slipping and buzz fading, casting producers are trawling through New York’s “almost famous” circles, pitching offers to makeup artists, yoga instructors – and even celebrity dog walkers.
‘That Desperate’
Casting producers are now targeting New York’s almost-famous circles to revive ‘The Real Housewives.’
“It’s that desperate,” said a source. “We’re talking about the people who pick up after the stars’ poodles, not the stars themselves.”
Recently, RadarOnline.comexclusively reported how RHNOY was possibly facing a massive cast shakeup due to photos of old cast members hanging out often appearing on social media lately.
According to a source, fans, sadly, shouldn’t get their hopes up.
“There’s a lot of hope and speculation from fans, but from what the OG cast members are hearing, Bravo is filming with some of the new women and adding even more new women to the mix,” an insider claimed.
They noted this may not be the best move, as the audience “doesn’t like to keep meeting new people.”
“It gives them fatigue,” the source added, alluding to the audience wanting to continue to follow stories of women they’ve followed for years rather than women they don’t know.
